Stolen Puppy Returned to Columbia County Boy

Columbia County, Fla.- Calypso, the 3 month old pitbull lab mix puppy has been returned to his rightful owners after a run in with a couple of criminals.

Lake City Police responded to 4 year old, Samuel Claridy's great grandmother’s house after a tip of suspicious activity from a neighbor.

Lake City Police Officer Michael Lee says, “He said they were walking through the yard of a neighbor, he observed one of the teenagers go up and start knocking on the door and saw the other teenager actually sneaking into the backyard. He saw them get something, the one that was in the backyard retrieve something.”

Two teens left Samuel’s great grandmother’s house with Calypso before hiding him in the nearby woods.

Lake City Police say they caught up with the teens and they confessed to the crime before showing investigators where they left the dog.

Samuel's parents say the boy has Asperger's Syndrome and the dog comforts him.

The two juveniles in this case were arrested on charges of grand theft.